مینه

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِينَا (mīnā, “glaze, enamel”), itself from Middle Persian 𐫖𐫏𐫗𐫇𐫃 (mynwg /⁠mēnōg⁠/, “heaven, paradise; *emerald; *glass”).

Noun

مینه • (mine) (definite accusative مینه‌یی (mineyi), plural مینه‌لر (mineler))

  1. glaze
    Synonyms: پرداخ (perdah), جلا (cila), صیر (sır)
  2. enamel
    Synonym: صیر (sır)
  3. ellipsis of مینه چیچكی (mine çiçeği, “vervain”)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: mine
  • → Armenian: մինէ (minē), մինա̈ (minä)

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